2014 African Cross Country Championships

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III Africa Cross Country Championships
OrganisersCAA
Edition3rd
Date16 March 2014
Host cityKampala, Uganda
Events4
Participation? athletes from
26 nations

The 2014 African Cross Country Championships was the third edition of the international cross country running competition for African athletes organised by the Confederation of African Athletics. It was held on 16 March at the Kololo Golf Course in Kampala, Uganda – the first time an East African nation had hosted the event since its re-launch in 2011.[1]

For a third successive time, Kenya dominated the event, led by men's winner Leonard Barsoton and women's winner Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon. The country won all of the senior race medals and had perfect scores in the team race, having the fourth-place finishers as well. In the junior races Moses Letoyie and Agnes Jebet Tirop similarly led the Kenyans to victory. Afewerki Berhane of Eritrea (third in the men's junior race) and Alemitu Heroye of Ethiopia (second in the women's junior race) were the only non-Kenyan individual medallists. The hosts Uganda sent full strength senior teams and came away with the men's team silver medal and the women's team bronze medal.[2]

The event was held in close proximity to the 2014 World University Cross Country Championships, which was set in Entebbe, Uganda, one week later.[3][4]

Medallists

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Individual

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Senior men's 12 km File:Flag of Kenya.svg Leonard Barsoton (KEN) 34:26.12 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kipruto Kangogo (KEN) 34:56.45 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Rono Cherop (KEN) 35:01.88
Senior women's 8 km File:Flag of Kenya.svg Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (KEN) 25:33.02 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Janet Kisa (KEN) 25:41.30 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Alice Nawowuna (KEN) 25:46.48
Junior men's 8 km File:Flag of Kenya.svg Moses Letoyie (KEN) 22:36.80 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Andrew Lorot (KEN) 22:50.19 File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Afewerki Berhane (ERI) 22:56.45
Junior women's 6 km File:Flag of Kenya.svg Agnes Jebet Tirop (KEN) 18:50.74 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Alemitu Heroye (ETH) 19:04.73 File:Flag of Kenya.svg Nancy Nzisa (KEN) 19:16.18
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Senior men's 12 km File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya (KEN)
Barsoton
Kangogo
Cherop
Solomon Kirwa Yego
10 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (UGA)
Moses Kibet
Thomas Ayeko
Moses Kipsiro
Daniel Rotich
37 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia (ETH)
Tegegne Atalay Yirsaw
Erre Seboka Negusse
Kelu Gemechu Edeo
Sraj Muhajr Haredin
52
Senior women's 8 km File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya (KEN)
Kipyegon
Kisa
Nawowuna
Edith Chelimo
10 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia (ETH)
Tadelech Bekele Alemu
Ababel Yeshaneh Birhane
Ruti Aga Sora
Shito Wudessa Osu
29 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (UGA)
Linet Toroitich Chebet
Nancy Cheptegei
Vanice Chemutai
Rebecca Cheptegei
57
Junior men's 8 km File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya (KEN)
Letoyie
Lorot
John Kiprono Langat
Hillary Langat Kipkemoi
12 File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea (ERI)
Berhane
Abraham Habte
Habtom Welday
Berhane Amanuel
32 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia (ETH)
Hayato Yasin Haji
Asfaha Teshome Mekonen
Abraha Mogos Tuemay
Tegegn Hailemariyam Amare
54
Junior women's 6 km File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya (KEN)
Tirop
Nzisa
Rosefline Chepngetich
Lilian Kasait Rengeruk
13 File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia (ETH)
Heroye
Amara Alemitu Hawi
Haiylu Fotyen Tesfay
Ware Shure Demise
28 File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (UGA)
Stella Chesang
Phanice Chemutai
Patricia Chekwemoi
Karen Chekwemoi
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Participation

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Omogbeja, Yomi (2014-03-16). Kenya dominate 2014 Africa Cross Country in Kampala. Athletics Africa. Retrieved on 2014-03-18.
  2. ^ Namayo Mawerere & Daniel Senfuma (2014-03-16). Kenya makes a clean sweep at African Cross Country Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-03-18.
  3. ^ Isabirye, David (2014-03-17). Kenya Dominates 3rd Africa Cross Country Archived 2014-03-21 at the Wayback Machine. Kawowo. Retrieved on 2014-03-18.
  4. ^ Uganda, a rendezvous of the African and world cross country Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Confederation of African Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-03-18.
Individual results
Team results